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May 19th, 2006 at 06:20 pm

What goes around comes around. Call it karma, luck, divine intervention, but it does.

I received another request for the Kraft calcium coupon booklet. So I dropped by Safeway on my way home to pick one up, and some dry mustard (ran out on the BBQ sauce today). Turns out Safeway is having a clearance on McCormick and Spice Island spices...90% off select! If only I had my $1 coupons with me!

But...garlic salt, 44 cents, season all, 29 cents, dry mustard, 44 cents, PURE vanilla (regularly $8!) was $1...so I picked up $65 in spices for $8.

Now I'm set for awhile, and saved $57!!!

Current savings:
2006 $20 challenge: $4351
2006 grocery savings: $5882

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3 Responses to “What goes around...”

  1. contrary1 Says:
    May 19th, 2006 at 06:25 pm 1148063147
    1148063147

    And, why didn't you have your coupons with you??? I picture you with a file box of goodies each time you go grocery shopping! Smile

  2. flash Says:
    May 19th, 2006 at 06:51 pm 1148064663
    1148064663

    Because my pile was so large last weekend that I haven't had time to file them yet! I had my box...just not my spice coupons!

  3. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    May 19th, 2006 at 09:33 pm 1148074405
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    If that vanilla was originally $1 and it was 90% off, it should only have cost 80 cents. But holyheck that is a superb deal even at a dollar. I used to buy synthetic vanilla, which, molecularly, should be the same thing. But one time when I was going to bake a lot, there was none of the synthetic stuff in the store, so I bought the expensive real thing to augment the cheap stuff I had at home. I got the chance to compare them side by side. Ever since, I've only bought the real thing. There was such a difference.

    Do you know though, that for both the syntheitc (imitation) and the real thing, you should make sure the cap is closed down tightly and save them in the light-excluding box they come in. If your doesn't come in a box, put it in one, or keep it in a dark cabinet. It degrades with light and if there is a loose cap, the volatile vanillin and its alcohol carrier can evaporate away, taking flavor with it and leaving you with a less flavorful product.

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